Senior Data Scientist - Data for Perception Machine Learning

Zoox

Boston, MA hybrid Until 8/22/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted February 25, 2026 Last posted February 25, 2026

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled data scientist to join the Perception Data and Labeling team.. The team is responsible for training and evaluation data powering the perception (vision, lidar, and other modalities) ML models at Zoox. The candidate will work alongside data ops partners, ML engineers, software developers, and data engineers to improve model performance through high quality human- and auto-labeled data.

In this role, you will:

Define and implement scalable data quality measures across complex, multimodal data labeling pipelines
Drive data-centric ML model improvements to achieve critical Zoox milestones
Support an org-wide data ontology and class structure for perception models
Determine trade-offs and integrations between human-labeled, human-in-the-loop, and zero-shot autolabeled data
Build metrics to quantify labeling throughput, capacity, and annotator/vendor quality

Qualifications:

Master's or PhD degree in a field relevant to autonomous driving (computer science, robotics) to the analysis of human data (computational neuroscience, cognitive science) or a related field
Proficient using data query languages (SQL and/or Spark/scala) to quickly build complex yet efficient data queries at scale and using Python to build production-quality code
Proficient in exploratory data analysis (EDA) and data visualization to understand and present trends and their implications for the business.
Background in statistical modeling and analysis; including experience making data-driven decisions that connect point and uncertainty estimates to business impact.
Experience with data-centric ML development and data curation

Bonus Qualifications:

Experience with experiment design and statistical comparisons (A/B testing, parametric/non-parametric statistics, etc.)
Experience with human data collection, including annotation task design

There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.

Compensation (from employer):
190000–258000 USD per year

About this role

Summary

Improve perception ML models through data quality, labeling pipelines, and data-centric model enhancements.

Job title

Senior Data Scientist - Data for Perception Machine Learning

Experience level

master's or PhD

Industry

software

Location requirements

Boston, MA; remote work not specified

Salary

190000–258000 USD per year

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

Skills & keywords

Required skills

SQLPythonEDAstatistical modelingdata curation

Preferred skills

experiment designhuman data collection

Specializations

machine learningperceptiondata labelingmultimodal dataautonomous driving

Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Boston, MA, USA

Hybrid City